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{{Short description|English professional golfer}}
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|+<big> '''David Lynn'''</big>
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{{Infobox golfer
! colspan="2" bgcolor="#4682B4" | '''Personal Information'''
| name = David Lynn
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| '''Birth''' || {{birth date and age|1973|10|20|df=y}} <br>[[Billinge]],{{dn}} [[England]]
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| '''Height''' || 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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| fullname = David Anthony Lynn
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| nickname =
| '''Weight''' || 168 [[Pound (mass)|lb]] (76 [[Kilogram|kg]])
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| birth_place = [[Higher End|Billinge, Wigan]], England
| '''Nationality''' || {{ENG}}
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| '''Residence''' || [[Stoke-on-Trent]], [[England]]
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| weight = {{convert|178|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
| '''College''' || None
| nationality = {{ENG}}
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| residence = [[Stoke-on-Trent]], England
! colspan="2" bgcolor="E2725B" | Career
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|-
| partner =
| '''Turned Pro''' || 1995
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| college =
| '''Current tour''' || [[European Tour]]
| yearpro = 1995
|-
| tour = [[European Tour]]
| '''Professional wins''' || 2 (European Tour: 1, Challenge Tour: 1)
| extour = [[PGA Tour]]
|-
| prowins = 3
! colspan="2" bgcolor="#ACE1AF" | Best Results in Major Championships
| pgawins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour wins -->
|-
| eurowins = 2
| [[The Masters|Masters]]
| japwins = <!-- Number of Japan Golf Tour wins -->
| DNP
| asiawins = <!-- Number of Asian Tour wins -->
|-
| sunwins = <!-- Number of Sunshine Tour wins -->
| [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
| auswins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour of Australasia wins -->
| DNP
| nwidewins = <!-- Number of Nationwide Tour wins -->
|-
| chalwins = 1
| [[The Open Championship|British Open]]
| champwins = <!-- Number of Champions Tour wins -->
| T53: 2003
| seneurowins = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins -->
|-
| otherwins = <!-- Number of Other wins -->
| [[PGA Championship]]
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| DNP
| masters = T46: 2013
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| usopen = DNP
| open = T53: 2003
| pga = 2nd: [[2012 PGA Championship|2012]]
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'''David Anthony Lynn''' (born 20 October 1973) is an English [[professional golfer]] who played mainly on the [[European Tour]], but took up full-time membership on the [[PGA Tour]] for the 2013 season.

He won the 1994 Greek Amateur Championship, where he finished eight shots ahead of [[David Howell (golfer)|David Howell]]. He turned professional in 1995. Lynn won three times in his professional career. His best European Tour Order of Merit finish was 18th in 2012, and he reached number 34 on the [[Official World Golf Ranking]] in 2013.


He notably finished second in the [[2012 PGA Championship]], eight strokes behind winner [[Rory McIlroy]] on five under par after consecutive rounds of 68 over the weekend. This was only his second appearance in a major championship and the result ensured a return to next year's [[PGA Championship]], as well as a first ever visit to the [[Masters Tournament]]. He also moved up to a career high ranking of 40th.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://metro.co.uk/2012/08/14/david-lynns-us-pga-2nd-place-finish-earns-him-windfall-and-masters-spot-535000/|title=David Lynn finishes second at 2012 PGA Championship |work=Metro |date=14 August 2012 |accessdate=7 May 2013}}</ref>
'''David Lynn''' (born [[20 October]] [[1973]]) is an [[England|English]] [[golf]]er.


On the back of his runner-up finish at the [[2012 PGA Championship]] and having earned enough money as a non-member, Lynn joined the [[PGA Tour]] full-time for the 2013 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tourreport.pgatour.com/2012/11/20/five-internationals-join-tour-for-2013/ |title=Five internationals join Tour for 2013 |publisher=PGA Tour |date=20 November 2012 |accessdate=20 November 2012}}</ref> Lynn came close to earning his first PGA Tour victory in May 2013 at the [[Wells Fargo Championship]]. He finished regulation play at eight-under-par, tied with American rookie [[Derek Ernst]]. However, Lynn lost on the first sudden-death playoff hole to an Ernst par, after hitting his second shot into a greenside bunker and was unable to get up-and-down for par.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.skysports.com/golf/news/12232/8694147/Wells-Fargo-Championship-World-number-1-207-Derek-Ernst-stuns-elite-field |title=David Lynn loses playoff to Derek Ernst on PGA Tour |publisher=Sky Sports |date=6 May 2013 |accessdate=7 May 2013}}</ref>
He won the 1994 Greek Amateur Championship, where he finished eight shots ahead of [[David Howell (golfer)|David Howell]]. He turned professional in 1995. His professional wins are the 1997 Team Erhverv Danish Open on the [[Challenge Tour]] and the 2004 [[KLM Open]] on the [[European Tour]]. His best European Tour Order of Merit finish to date is 26th in 2004. He has featured in the top 100 on the [[Official World Golf Rankings]].


In October 2013, Lynn won the [[Portugal Masters]], shooting a final-round of 63 to win his first European Tour title in nine years.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/golf/24514658 |title=Portugal Masters: David Lynn claims second European Tour title |date=13 October 2013 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=14 October 2013}}</ref> He retired after the 2014 season, suffering from tendonitis in his right elbow.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thegolfpaper.co.uk/in-the-golf-paper/1718/1718/|title = David Lynn was the shooting star among the game's giants at Kiawah Island|date = 8 March 2016}}</ref>
==Amateur wins (1)==


==Amateur wins==
*1994 Greek Amateur Open Championship
*1994 Greek Amateur Open Championship


==Professional wins (2)==
==Professional wins (3)==
===European Tour wins (1)===


===European Tour wins (2)===
*2004 [[KLM Open]]
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|8 Aug [[2004 European Tour|2004]]
|[[KLM Open]]
|−16 (63-70-65-66=264)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Richard Green (golfer)|Richard Green]], {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Paul McGinley]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|13 Oct [[2013 European Tour|2013]]
|[[Portugal Masters]]
|−18 (65-65-73-63=266)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Justin Walters]]
|}

'''European Tour playoff record (0–1)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|[[2010 European Tour|2010]]
|[[Austrian Golf Open]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[José Manuel Lara]]
|Lost to par on first extra hole
|}


===Challenge Tour wins (1)===
===Challenge Tour wins (1)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|22 Jun [[1997 Challenge Tour|1997]]
|[[Team Erhverv Danish Open]]
|−14 (70-66-69-69=274)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Robert-Jan Derksen]]
|}


==Playoff record==
*1997 Team Erhverv Danish Open
'''PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|[[2013 PGA Tour|2013]]
|[[Wells Fargo Championship]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Derek Ernst]]
|Lost to par on first extra hole
|}


==Results in major championships==
==Results in major championships==
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!Tournament
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!align="left"|Tournament
!2003
!2003
!2004
!2005
!2006
!2007
!2008
!2009
!2010
!2011
!2012
!2013
!2014
|-
|-
|[[The Masters Tournament|The Masters]]
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T46
|CUT
|-
|-
|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|T53
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
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|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|-
|[[The Open Championship]]
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|T53
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|T22
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
|}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}

DNP = Did not play<br>
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut<br>
CUT = missed the half-way cut<br>
"T" = tied<br>
"T" = tied<br>
''Note: Lynn never played in the [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]].''
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

==Results in The Players Championship==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2013
|-
|align=left|[[The Players Championship]]
|T26
|}
"T" indicates a tie for a place

==Results in World Golf Championships==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Tournament !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Match Play|Match Play]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|R64
|R64
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Championship|Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T39
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Invitational|Invitational]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T53
|T69
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-HSBC Champions|Champions]]
|T69
|T39
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}

{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play<br>
"T" = Tied

==Team appearances==
'''Amateur'''
*[[European Youths' Team Championship]] (representing England): 1994<ref>{{cite web |title=EGA Events, Results, European Team Championships, European Youths' Team Championship |url=https://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-youths-team-championship |accessdate=13 January 2023 |publisher=European Golf Association}}</ref>
'''Professional'''
*[[Seve Trophy]] (representing Great Britain & Ireland): [[2013 Seve Trophy|2013]]

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{EuroTour player|7593}}
*[http://www.europeantour.com/publish.sps?pageid=127&pagegid=%7B20E6AA6B%2D0225%2D4C71%2DBD89%2D2ACBEE615D69%7D&playerId=7593 Profile on the European Tour's official site]
*{{PGATour player|21099|David Lynn}}
*{{OWGR|5830|David Lynn}}


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[[Category:European Tour golfers]]
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[[Category:PGA Tour golfers]]
[[Category:People from Billinge, Merseyside]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens]]
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[[Category:1973 births]]
[[Category:1973 births]]
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Latest revision as of 19:24, 26 November 2024

David Lynn
Personal information
Full nameDavid Anthony Lynn
Born (1973-10-20) 20 October 1973 (age 51)
Billinge, Wigan, England
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight178 lb (81 kg; 12.7 st)
Sporting nationality England
ResidenceStoke-on-Trent, England
Career
Turned professional1995
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins3
Highest ranking34 (13 October 2013)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
Challenge Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT46: 2013
PGA Championship2nd: 2012
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT53: 2003

David Anthony Lynn (born 20 October 1973) is an English professional golfer who played mainly on the European Tour, but took up full-time membership on the PGA Tour for the 2013 season.

He won the 1994 Greek Amateur Championship, where he finished eight shots ahead of David Howell. He turned professional in 1995. Lynn won three times in his professional career. His best European Tour Order of Merit finish was 18th in 2012, and he reached number 34 on the Official World Golf Ranking in 2013.

He notably finished second in the 2012 PGA Championship, eight strokes behind winner Rory McIlroy on five under par after consecutive rounds of 68 over the weekend. This was only his second appearance in a major championship and the result ensured a return to next year's PGA Championship, as well as a first ever visit to the Masters Tournament. He also moved up to a career high ranking of 40th.[2]

On the back of his runner-up finish at the 2012 PGA Championship and having earned enough money as a non-member, Lynn joined the PGA Tour full-time for the 2013 season.[3] Lynn came close to earning his first PGA Tour victory in May 2013 at the Wells Fargo Championship. He finished regulation play at eight-under-par, tied with American rookie Derek Ernst. However, Lynn lost on the first sudden-death playoff hole to an Ernst par, after hitting his second shot into a greenside bunker and was unable to get up-and-down for par.[4]

In October 2013, Lynn won the Portugal Masters, shooting a final-round of 63 to win his first European Tour title in nine years.[5] He retired after the 2014 season, suffering from tendonitis in his right elbow.[6]

Amateur wins

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  • 1994 Greek Amateur Open Championship

Professional wins (3)

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European Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 8 Aug 2004 KLM Open −16 (63-70-65-66=264) 3 strokes Australia Richard Green, Republic of Ireland Paul McGinley
2 13 Oct 2013 Portugal Masters −18 (65-65-73-63=266) 1 stroke South Africa Justin Walters

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2010 Austrian Golf Open Spain José Manuel Lara Lost to par on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 22 Jun 1997 Team Erhverv Danish Open −14 (70-66-69-69=274) 3 strokes Netherlands Robert-Jan Derksen

Playoff record

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PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2013 Wells Fargo Championship United States Derek Ernst Lost to par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

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Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Masters Tournament T46 CUT
The Open Championship T53 CUT
PGA Championship 2 T22
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Note: Lynn never played in the U.S. Open.

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 2013
The Players Championship T26

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament 2012 2013 2014
Match Play R64 R64
Championship T39
Invitational T53 T69
Champions T69 T39
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied

Team appearances

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Amateur

Professional

References

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  1. ^ "Week 41 2013 Ending 13 Oct 2013" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. ^ "David Lynn finishes second at 2012 PGA Championship". Metro. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Five internationals join Tour for 2013". PGA Tour. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  4. ^ "David Lynn loses playoff to Derek Ernst on PGA Tour". Sky Sports. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Portugal Masters: David Lynn claims second European Tour title". BBC Sport. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  6. ^ "David Lynn was the shooting star among the game's giants at Kiawah Island". 8 March 2016.
  7. ^ "EGA Events, Results, European Team Championships, European Youths' Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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